A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch, Readable Replica, A5

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch, Readable Replica

A fully readable replica of the first-year transfiguration textbook: the four branches of transfiguration, colour and state change, and switching spells.

What are the four branches of transfiguration? Why is a living animal harder to change than a teacup? And where are the limits?

About A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch is the first textbook of one of the hardest subjects at a wizarding school. It starts with the question every first-year asks — what transfiguration actually is — and answers it with the four branches of the subject, its limits and a brief history. The practical chapters build up step by step: basic technique first, then changing colour and changing state, then size, texture and patterns, and finally working with animals. The book ends with switching spells, where two things trade places. Its chapters move from simple to complex like a real course, which makes it pleasant to read in order.

Fully readable transfiguration book replica — not a blank prop

All 146 pages are printed with original illustrated content. No blank or lined journal pages: this is a book to read, not a notebook with a decorated cover.

Inside A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration

• What is transfiguration: the four branches, limits and a brief history
• Basic technique, colour change and state change
• Size, texture, patterns and working with animals
• Switching spells

Transfiguration book for first-years and costume fans

This transfiguration book is a good choice for readers who love the strict, precise side of magic. It gives a first-year costume its most serious textbook and completes the first-year book list together with the Book of Spells and Theory of Magic. A German edition, Eine Anleitung in Transfiguration für Anfänger, is available too.

Transfiguration book in our wizarding school sets

Buying more than one book? A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration is also part of the Witch School Books set of 6, the School of Magic collection of 10, the First Year set of 7, the complete 21-book library and the Magical Creatures set of 3. Sets bring matching A5 hardcovers together in one parcel, cost less than the same books bought one by one and come with a bigger gift: 9 fan art prints from two books, plus 3 fan art wizarding magazines from four books.

How our handmade transfiguration book is made

Every copy of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration is printed and bound by hand. The A5 format (5.8 × 8.3 in / 14.8 × 21 cm) sits comfortably in the hand and on a standard bookshelf, the full colour hardcover is sturdy enough for everyday reading, and the thread-sewn binding lets the book open completely flat — on a desk, in a photo or on a display stand. Inside, the pages are printed on coated 115 g/m² paper with a black and white illustrated interior.

• A5 format (5.8 × 8.3 in / 14.8 × 21 cm), 146 pages
• Full colour hardcover
• Thread-sewn binding — opens completely flat
• Coated paper 115 g/m², black & white illustrated interior
• Printed and bound by hand
• The kraft dust jacket or band seen in some photos is an optional extra and not a required part of the item

Transfiguration book: questions and answers

Is the transfiguration book fully readable?
Yes. Every page is printed with original illustrated content; there are no blank or lined journal pages.

What size is it?
A5 — 14.8 × 21 cm (5.8 × 8.3 in), a full colour hardcover with 146 pages, with a thread-sewn binding that opens completely flat.

Which language is it in?
English edition.

Is the kraft dust jacket included?
The kraft dust jacket or band seen in some photos is an optional extra and not a required part of the item.

Who makes this edition?
It is an original handmade fan art edition, printed and bound by hand and created by fans for fans.

Free gifts with your transfiguration book

Every order comes with free fan art prints on kraft paper A5 — small documents from a wizarding school to frame, pin above a desk or keep between the pages as bookmarks. A single book includes 5 prints:

• Wizarding School Timetable
• Wizarding Sport Fixtures Chart
• Magical Library Card
• Wizarding School Acceptance Letter
• Beginner's Magic Correspondence Course

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• Wizard school sets of 7 and the complete 21-book library

An original handmade fan art edition, created by fans for fans. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by any film studio, publisher or rights holder.